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14課 話題・評価の基準 教科書 p.60〜63
Topics & assessment standards — when it comes to… then, if it is… then it must…
14課

〜ともなると・〜ともなれば

教科書 p.60
接続:名/動辞書形 + ともなると/ともなれば
Once you reach the level/position… then of course…. At that special level, the situation is completely different.
注意 / Note:The latter is a natural occurrence at that level. Formal.
比較 / Compare:〜ともなると/ともなれば(special level/occasion → of course so)/〜になると(neutral).
よく出る形 / Common form:名/動辞書形+ともなると/ともなれば.
社長ともなると、責任の重さが違う。
Once you become a director, the level of responsibility is completely different.
連休ともなれば、この道は大渋滞だ。
Every long holiday, this road is jammed.
この時期ともなると、山は一面の雪景色になる。
On this occasion, the mountain turns into white snow.

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